famous road
A-397 San Pedro to Ronda
A smooth, empty mountain road climbing from the Costa del Sol into the Serrania de Ronda, all long radius curves.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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San Pedro Alcántara
Andalusia, Spain · Europe
About San Pedro Alcántara
San Pedro Alcántara is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Benahavís, 21km from A-397 San Pedro to Ronda.
San Pedro Alcántara is in Andalusia, Spain, with about 35,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Benahavís, about 6 km away.
San Pedro Alcántara (St. Peter of Alcántara) (pop: approx 35,500) is a town in the municipality of Marbella, in Andalucía, Spain. It is a tourist destination of the Costa del Sol.
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What is there to see near San Pedro Alcántara?
Within an hour or so of San Pedro Alcántara: A-397 San Pedro to Ronda (21 km), Júzcar (22 km), A-397 Ronda to San Pedro Road (23 km), Ronda Puente Nuevo Viewpoint (32 km).
Are there any good drives near San Pedro Alcántara?
The nearest famous roads are A-397 San Pedro to Ronda and A-397 Ronda to San Pedro Road.
Where is San Pedro Alcántara?
San Pedro Alcántara is in Andalusia, Spain, about 6 km from Benahavís.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 34,922
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Andalusia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 36.4884, -4.9912
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from San Pedro Alcántara
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Júzcar
Serranía de Ronda village painted entirely Smurf-blue for a 2011 film premiere: the residents voted to keep it, and the lone blue pueblo glows against the white villages around it. Reached by a twisting mountain road from Ronda.
22 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A-397 Ronda to San Pedro Road
A sweeping mountain road climbing from the coast at San Pedro over the Serranía de Ronda, all long curves and cork-oak hills.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Ronda Puente Nuevo Viewpoint
The 18th-century bridge spanning the 120-metre-deep El Tajo gorge, splitting the town of Ronda in two with dizzying views into the abyss.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Ronda & Puente Nuevo
A breathtaking Andalusian hilltop town bisected by the El Tajo gorge, spanned by the dramatic 18th-century New Bridge.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Setenil de las Bodegas
A white village where houses tuck directly beneath overhanging rock ledges, with bars built into the cliff itself.
45 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
A green limestone wilderness of gorges and Spanish-fir forests linking the white villages of Cádiz province.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
White Villages of Andalusia
A stunning string of whitewashed hilltop villages scattered across the mountain landscapes between Ronda and the coast.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near San Pedro Alcántara
- 21 kmA-397 San Pedro to RondaA smooth, empty mountain road climbing from the Costa del Sol into the Serrania de Ronda, all long radius curves.
- 23 kmA-397 Ronda to San Pedro RoadA sweeping mountain road climbing from the coast at San Pedro over the Serranía de Ronda, all long curves and cork-oak hills.
- 32 kmRonda Puente Nuevo ViewpointThe 18th-century bridge spanning the 120-metre-deep El Tajo gorge, splitting the town of Ronda in two with dizzying views into the abyss.
- 48 kmPuerto de las Palomas, GrazalemaThe 1,357 m 'Pass of the Doves' on the hairpinned CA-9104 between Zahara de la Sierra and Grazalema: the signature drive of Andalusia's white villages, with griffon vultures overhead.
- 51 kmCaminito del ReyA thrilling boardwalk pinned to sheer cliff faces above the El Chorro gorge, once called the world's most dangerous path.
- 78 kmArcos de la FronteraA dramatic white town balanced on a narrow limestone ridge with sheer drops on three sides above the Guadalete River.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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